Job Title - Care Assistant - Waking nights
Location - Furlong House, WS3 2LJ
Hourly Pay - £11.94 Nights
Contract type - Permanent
Working hours - 20hr Waking Nights (9pm - 7am)
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people’s residential care, specialist dementia care, mental health nursing, and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years’ experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year.
About the Service
Furlong House is a well-established, modern care service for older customers and offers excellent facilities including 51 self-contained one- and two-bedroom apartments with wet rooms, guest facilities, a lift to all floors, communal gardens and outdoor space, a communal dining room, a TV lounge and conservatory, laundry facilities, a hair salon, and on-site car parking.
About the role
* Deliver scheduled calls as a waking night care assistant to respond to emergency calls from our customers and tenants within the building as part of local authority requirements.
* Support adults in an extra care facility with a range of needs.
* Provide personal care and support services to customers while respecting their rights and choices and promoting independence within their own homes.
* Assist with all aspects of personal care such as bathing, dressing, administering medication, and preparing meals.
* The role includes unsociable hours, weekends, and bank holidays.
About you
* Experience working within a care environment (advantageous but not essential as full induction training will be given).
* A warm-hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness, and good communication skills.
* An open and honest character, respectful and celebratory of diversity, able to connect with colleagues and residents.
* The ability to be a natural caregiver and communicate openly and honestly with colleagues, residents, and their visitors.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package, which includes:
* Transport provided from local pick-up point.
* Be part of one of the most dynamic, innovative, and ambitious housing and social care organizations in the UK.
* £250 joining bonus.
* Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6%.
* Confidential support service with access to free counseling.
* Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
* Career progression with opportunities to complete QCF Qualification.
* Specialist online care induction followed by additional support and training.
* A generous package of terms and conditions, including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays and night shifts.
* Guaranteed contracted hours.
* Free DBS and uniform.
* £250 refer-a-friend payment scheme.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord is a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and strive to provide access, adjustments, equipment, or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the essential eligibility criteria for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a fully enhanced DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following an offer.
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